Kewanee man arrested on multiple drug charges

A Kewanee man was arrested on multiple drug charges Tuesday after police executed a search warrant at his home.

Curtis Bishop, 47, was arrested by the Kewanee Police Department’s Street Crimes Unit, assisted by the Black Hawk Area Task Force, after the search warrant was executed at his home at 307 E. Oak St.

Bishop was charged with possession of 30 to 500 grams of cannabis; possession of a controlled substance; possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver; possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, within 1,000 feet of a school (Central School); and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

Police said the search warrant turned up about 20 ounces of cannabis, a variety of prescription medications, 18 grams of psilocybin mushrooms and a .22 rifle.

Bishop was in the Henry County Jail under $300,000 bond. A preliminary hearing was scheduled for Monday.